Psychiatric Nursing Case Study History The subject is a 52 year old divorce Caucasian female‚ of Poland origin‚ and has lived in the United States for over 20 years. She had been a patient at Tewksbury Hospital since July 2011. She reportedly has a long history of bizarre and impulsive behavior‚ but has had a steady decline since her divorce in 2004. The patient denies history of taking medication or hospitalization for mental illness. There is no history of mental illness in the family. The
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Legionnaires Disease: A Case Study Melinda Cramer Am J Crit Care 2003;12:234-238 © 2003 American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Published online http://www.ajcconline.org Personal use only. For copyright permission information: http://ajcc.aacnjournals.org/cgi/external_ref?link_type=PERMISSIONDIRECT Subscription Information http://ajcc.aacnjournals.org/subscriptions/ Information for authors http://ajcc.aacnjournals.org/misc/ifora.xhtml Submit a manuscript http://www.editorialmanager.com/ajcc
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can lead to tooth decay and gum recession‚ which can lead to gum disease. Smoking and sugary foods can also provoke the issue. If you’re not familiar with gum disease‚ here’s the basic run-down: The More Mild Form of Gum Disease is Called Gingivitis: It’s typically characterized by red‚ swollen and bleeding gums.
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Diagnosis of Celiac Disease A patient who has celiac disease‚ which is triggered by gluten‚ might have thought that it was a “post cibum”‚ after meals‚ problem. However‚ when the patient goes to the hospital‚ the doctor notices the symptoms of celiac disease and asks the patient to perform some examination steps to diagnose celiac disease. This essay focuses on the celiac disease diagnosis procedures that are skin biopsy‚ blood test‚ and intestinal biopsy. The first procedure of diagnosis
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Named after Dr. Burrill B. Crohn‚ who first described the disease in 1932 along with colleagues Dr. Leon Ginzburg and Dr. Gordon D. Oppenheimer‚ Crohn’s disease belongs to a group of conditions known as Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD). Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract. When reading about inflammatory bowel diseases‚ it is important to know that Crohn’s disease is not the same thing as ulcerative colitis‚ another type of IBD. The symptoms of these
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SCENARIO OF KIDNEY DISEASE IN INDIA Kidney disease is a hushed killer. Almost 12 per cent of India’s population is expected to be suffering from some form of undetected kidney disease‚ which can cause a total kidney failure that needs dialysis and transplantation. Only 9 per cent of the patients are able to obtain kidney transplant and pay for the treatment. As many people belong to the weaker socio-economic status it is difficult to undergo dialysis which costs around Rs. 1‚500 - Rs 2‚200 per session
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In the case of chronic diseases‚ it is hypothesized that the abundance of food and our relative access to it has greatly contributed to the prevalence of many of the diseases we see today. Stated differently‚ our social transition from a hunter-gatherer based lifestyle to a more sedentary and consumer approach has removed certain biological
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Peyronie’s disease‚ a severe bending or curvature of the penis‚ can be a devastating condition. Guys who endure from this ailment may just expertise painful erections‚ lack of erectile function‚ and inability to engage in intercourse. In some circumstances‚ shortening of the penis may also occur - an hassle that no man‚ irrespective of how well-endowed at first‚ wants to face. A quantity of options have been developed for coping with these signs‚ running the gamut from taking a "Wait-and-see" approach
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This document comprises SOC 313 Week 2 Parkinsons Disease Discussion Paper Sociology - General Sociology Parkinson’s Disease Discussion Paper . Watch the video‚ My Father‚ My Brother‚ and Me; Understanding Parkinson’s a Frontline presentation. After viewing the video‚ read through the PBS Frequently Asked Questions. Write a 3-4 page paper (excluding the title and reference pages) in APA format in which you cover the following content elements: Describe/discuss what you believe are
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From the ward you are practicing in choose an operation that was done to patient for whom you have given nursing care. From your experience describe the indications and purpose for this operation and the salient post-operative nursing care. Arthritis is one of the leading causes of femoral fractures especially in the elderly. It may also be caused by trauma or injury‚ starting from simple falls to more extensive such as a fall from height. Indeed‚ a femoral fracture affects hip movement as it
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